George Benson – This Masquerade

Ah, a truly unbidden earworm, not heard this for ages, it’s a pleasure to listen to it.

 

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Brian Eno – The Big Ship

Happy New Year!

 

May 2016 be as majestic, grand, peaceful and uplifting as The Big Ship sailing on by.

 

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Aretha Franklin – (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

I have posted this song before, but this performance has just blown my mind. Carole King is overwhelmed, the President of the USA is crying, and I’m in bits.

My God, Aretha, you are the EVERLASTING QUEEN OF SOUL.

 

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Motorhead – Ace of Spades

It couldn’t be anything else, this morning.

THAT’S THE WAY IT LIKE IT BABY, I DON’T WANNA LIVE FOREVER!

 

I was going to say RIP, Lemmy, but nah, rip it up! PUNK ROCK!

 

 

 

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UPDATED: Sufjan Stevens – Come On! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance!

Copy/Paste error earlier, apologies.

 

Anyway, as I was saying, Sufjan gives good Christmas tunes!

 

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Low – Blue Christmas

I love slow, sad Christmas music. Low tick all the boxes.

 

 

 

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Goldfrapp – Winter Wonderland

Slightly evil winter wonderland. Nasty faeries. Has that undertow of seasickness that I love so much.

 

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Abbey Lincoln – Up Jumped Spring

Well, it is the winter solstice, and the days are getting longer any moment now…

 

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björk – All is Full of Love

Well, it is the season of goodwill. So here’s one of my favourite björk songs about love.

 

 

 

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